Here is a biopic on one of the most controversial power brokers of the 20th Century: J.Edgar Hoover. As one of the founder directors of the FBI, he called the shots in the agency for some forty seven odd years. But more than his luck and authority going for him, it was his unlimited access to the secret sex lives of all things famous that kept him on the hot seat till his very end. That was a long time back.

Today, if it's Clint Eastwood who's dealing with his biography, you should know what to expect. More so if Leonardo plays the man of controversies that range from Edgar's closet homosexual relation with his companion and second in command, to the power broker who chooses to trust no one. In fact, most of the movie sees Leo tracing the various stages of Edgar's life and career as he calls the shots within the four walls of the great city of Washington. Leo actually plays the perfect balance between the frenzied young law enforcer with a zeal to do something different and the old Edgar who hates the Bolsheviks and is just not willing to give up that hot seat. Of course, adding spice to the shameless, attention grabbing Edgar here is the mother Annie Hoover (Judi Dench) with a hatred for all things (read men) daffodils and Helen Gandy ( Naomi Watts), the secretary-turned-companion for life.

Really wanna know how power could actually drive you up the wall... and get you to do things you would not otherwise? Watch it.